Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Purview
- Type
- Security
- Announcement date
- 2026-03-04
- Effective date
- Date not published
- Impact
- Affected
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Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action
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A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data. GA date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analys
Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analys
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Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data. GA date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data. GA date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data. GA date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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